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Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

ISSN 3035-5435
Migrants boats abandoned on the beach of the island of Lampedusa, the destination of the flows of many migrants from North African States
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migration

Constitutional Court: the punishment provided by the "Decreto Cutro" for death or injury in migrant smuggling is not disproportionate, judgement 120/2026

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life

Constitutional Court: Requirement of life-sustaining treatment for assisted suicide confirmed, judgement 152/2026

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Children

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: memorandum on child poverty in Italy

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health

Constitutional Court: legally residing foreign nationals with disabilities are entitled to free enrollment in the National Health Service, judgement 97/2026

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education

Law No. 104/2026 on informed consent in the school system: sex-affective education and its impact on educational autonomy

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migration

Sea-Watch files criminal complaints against the Libyan coast guard

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR): il nuovo rapporto sull'Italia esprime preoccupazione per l'imparzialità dei media
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freedom of the press

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR): new report on Italy raises concerns over media impartiality

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freedom

Freedom House: assessment of Italy in the “Freedom in the World 2026” report

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European Court of Justice

Court of Justice of the European Union: Meta (Facebook) v. the Communications Regulatory Authority regarding copyright (Case C‑797/23)

European Court of Justice

The Court of Justice of the European Union Condemns Italy’s Recruitment System for ATA Staff for Abuse of Fixed-Term Contracts (Case C-155/25)

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discrimination

Constitutional Court: extending survivor's pension to same-sex couples married abroad before 2016

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International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court (ICC): hearings to confirm the charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against El Hishri

prison conditions

Florence Supervisory Court: inhuman detention conditions and deferral of sentence referred to the Constitutional Court

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European Court of Justice

Court of Justice of the European Union: access to the universal basic income for beneficiaries of international protection – Ten-year residency requirement ruled unlawful (Case C‑747/22)

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Children

Judgment of the Court of Cassation No. 16457: child abduction and international human rights standards in Italian criminal law